What interests you? I get mine from Jantz, so take a look at what they have and I may get some alternate selections beyond black and pink.

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I'm pretty simple when it comes to synthetics: I like black or maroon, but like MGO said, ivory paper mic would likely look great. I have a green, which is fine on the knife it's on, and I love my orange G10 BRKT Journeyman, but that would look like hell on your knife. If you wouldn't mind going to a natural, there's a nice block of exhibition grade mesquite on Jantz' site.

Ric is a friend and mentor of mine. There are some unfounded assumptions in the story of the Ulfberht as told by NOVA, but Ric is an excellent craftsman and one of the few in the world who could do what he did. I know 3 or 4 others who could try and probably be as successful, but it's a short list.

Ask yourself, though, why a Scandinavian craftsman would use the Latin alphabet, when they had their own runic one, even if he were literate. Remember this is pre-Christian epoch up there. Ask yourself, as well, about the meaning of the various inscriptions on the reverse side of the blade that were shown briefly in some of the paper sketches but never mentioned during the film.

Lots of questions, too few answers, beautiful craftsmanship in the process. There's a reason we call this "experimental archaeology".

Ric is a friend and mentor of mine. There are some unfounded assumptions in the story of the Ulfberht as told by NOVA, but Ric is an excellent craftsman and one of the few in the world who could do what he did. I know 3 or 4 others who could try and probably be as successful, but it's a short list.

Ask yourself, though, why a Scandinavian craftsman would use the Latin alphabet, when they had their own runic one, even if he were literate. Remember this is pre-Christian epoch up there. Ask yourself, as well, about the meaning of the various inscriptions on the reverse side of the blade that were shown briefly in some of the paper sketches but never mentioned during the film.

Lots of questions, too few answers, beautiful craftsmanship in the process. There's a reason we call this "experimental archaeology".

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:huh Holy cow, I never even considered any of that! I was too wrapped up in watching him work that steel. Damned impressive skills!